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« Back to NewsTackling mental illness by supporting industry to develop new drugs
11 October 2023
Depression Psychological medicine
An academic/industry partnership, based at the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, is helping companies use experimental medicine approaches to speed up development of new drugs to treat psychiatric disorders.
Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity
15 June 2023
Depression Psychological medicine
A new study examining the drug Prucalopride finds it has effects in areas of the human brain that improve cognitive function.
“Looking back on my childhood, I can’t ever remember a time when I didn’t feel negative."
22 May 2023
Anxiety Depression Psychological medicine Randomised controlled trial
A data scientist who was able to return to work after taking medication for severe depression as part of an Oxford research trial has urged others to consider taking part in studies.
Funded by Wellcome to advance science so no one is held back by mental health problems
8 June 2020
Anxiety Child and adolescent Depression Mental Health Psychological medicine
We are excited to announce that Catherine Harmer, Susannah Murphy and Liliana Capitão are one of a select number of teams funded by Wellcome to review the evidence on which aspects of interventions really make a difference in preventing and treating youth anxiety and depression.
Communication skills teaching innovation praised in national award scheme
29 May 2020
Course Mental Health Psychological medicine
The new teaching package aims to give students greater confidence and experience when consulting with patients who live with psychiatric illness.